Cap



March 16 1926. 1,576,611

S. KANER CAP Filed August 5, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [Drew tor,

Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL KANER, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

GAP.

Application filed. August 3, 1925. Serial No. 4 7,837.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL KANER, a subjectof the Republic of Russia,resident of the city of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, in theDominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Caps,of which the following is a specification.

, The invention relates to improvements in adjustable caps as describedin the present specification and shown in the accompanying drawings,which form part of the same.

The invention appeft-ains to the type of adjustable cap in which one ormore marginal slits are provided in the crown so that the tWO' edgesformed by the slit may be drawn towards one another in varying degreesof proximity in order to regulate the cap and accommodate it for snuglyfitting heads of varying sizes. Whereas caps having. such slits arecommon to the art, the means of adjustment mainly comprise straps ortongues which may be adjusted by fastening means such as dome fasteners,vide Patent Number 1,517 637 for improvements in caps granted to meDecember 2nd, 1024.

The primary object of this invention is to adjustably secure theadjacent edges of the slit without in any way causing them, or portionsof the cap thereabout, to pucker or produce bagginess in the surroundingmaterial, such as would deteriorate the general appearance of the cap,andcreate overlaping of the slits edges when the same are .eld tightlytogether by means of straps or tongues. Such overlapping of the dividedpieces of the crown are in practice found to make the cap uncomfortableto the wearer and to be inductive of a headache.

A further object is to form the fastening means into a button of anysuitable shape and design and arrange this button so that it entirelyconceals the slit, thus greatly enhancingthe caps appearance. I.

Since it'is quite customary in the manufacture of caps to provide anornamental button on each side of the cap, this invention gives to thebutton an entirely new and use ful purpose. Furthermore, by coveringthis button with the material of which the cap itself is made, the samemay be so constructed as to be practically unnoticeable if so desired. IV

The inventionconsists substantially of a slit crown of a cap providedwith a button so positioned that it conceals the slit from view, the twoedges of the slit being adjustably secured to each other by fasteningelements likewise concealed by said button. 7 A very distinctive featureof invention resides in the fastening means, which are devised with aview to guarding against their working loose or becoming inadvertentlydisengaged.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cap showing a buttonconcealing and securing a slit.

v Figure 2 is a similar view of the cap showing the but-ton swung backon its hinge in order to expose the slit and also the apertures in itsunder-face.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view of the under-side of cap depicting anextension of the sweat-band projecting on the underside of the slit.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail of a button securing together the twoedges of a slit through a hinge and stud. 1

Figure 5 is a view of the under-side of the button or fastening means ona similar scale to that of the preceding figure. A

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective View of the button on a muchlarger scale illustrating one of its apertures engaged by a hook orfastening stud.

Figure 7 is a similar view exhibiting the manner in which the hook isinserted in the aperture.

Figure 8 is a similar view to Figure 4 and illustrates a slightlymodified form of fastening means to the hinge and stud for-adjustablyconnecting the button to the edges of the slit.

Figure 9 is a sectional view, taken on the line 99, of the button shownin Figure8, with its attaching fasteners removed Like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each figurethroughout thedrawings. 1

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 indicates the vizorof the cap and 2 its crown, which has a marginal slit 3, preferablyV-shaped as shown in Figure 2 and located at the rear of the vizor.merals 4 and 5 indicate the edges of the slit. 6 indicates a button, arigid wall 7 forming its under-face. This button is of a size sufficientto-completely conceal the said slit when positioned thereover.

Let it be remarked at this point that the term button is not necessarilyconfined to the commercialized interpretation of what a buttoncomprises, but is intended to embrace any type of member having a rigidunder-face, no matter what shape or design it may form.

This button is hinged at one side to the edge 4 of the slit 3,preferably by means ofa metallic tab '8, best discernible in Figures 4and 5. Said tab is provided with a series of longitudinal apertures 9 bywhich it is sewn, or otherwise connected, to the fabric ofthe crown;preferably by embedding it in the wall thereof.

WVhile it is preferable to employ in this connection a metallic tab, itis quite manifest that this button could be attached by meanso'f aflexible strip of cloth or in many other ways common in the art ornaturally convenient and suitable, and hence it is not in any wayintended to restrict this mode of attachment to any individual form.

10 area series of apertures arranged in staggered relationship on theunder-face of the button, which apertures are preferably of arectangular form and are slightly elongated in a direction transverselyof the h-ingededge of the slit.

11 is an opposing stud or hook afiixed by servings, or otherwise, to theedge 5 of the slit, such stud comprising a head 12 transverselyflattened and a neck 13. This head is of a width slightly less than thelength of one of the apertures 10 and greater than its Width so that itcan only be inserted in a certain manner; namely, by twisting sidewaysuntil the head lies parallel with the length of the aperture as depictedin Figure 7, when it is inserted therein and reverted to its regularposition again as seen in Figure 6, thus looking it within its apertureand preventing accidental disengagement. By selective engagementof thevarious apertures it will be readily seen that by this construction thetwo edges of the slit may be drawn towards one another 'in varyingdegrees of proximity in order to tighten or loosen the fit of the, cap.

Referring directly to Figure 8, the sweatband of the cap is shownextended at an end as at 14 to overlap theslit in the crown in order tocover it interiorly and with a view to preventing any slight discomfortarising from its edges bearing upon the head'of the wearer. Mani-festlythis would be taken care of in other ways than that shown, such asproviding a separate tongue piece; however whilst contributory to theThe nil-invention, such does not in itself constitute a determiningfeature, and the scope of the invention will obviously permit of varyingthis form of sweat-band extension.

The modified form of the invention depicted in Figures 8 and 9 consistsin replacing the hinge 8 and stud 11 with snap fasteners. In this case,a series of receiving apertures 15 are provided in the rigid wall 7 ofthe button 6, and on opposing sides of said apertures cooperatingsprings 16 are positioned so as to snap on fasteners inserted in theapertures, It Will be readily understoodthat any design of springs maybe employed for this purpose, hence it is not intended to restrict theinvention to the particular form il lustrated.

Attached to each of the edges at and 5 of the slit 3 is a snapfastener,-asat 17,-c0mmonly termed :a dome fastener, the head 18 of eachof these fasteners is of a slightly lesser diameter than the aperturesf5 so as to enter therein, where they are gripped at their neck portionsby the springs 16.

By this construction then it Will be seen that to secure the but-ton tothe edges of the slit it is merely necessary to snap the fastener 1-7 inany two apertures, 15, and by selective engagement of the apertures theproximity of said edges of the slit may be varied in order to regulatethe fit of the cap.

Instead of employing the usualdome fastener that rises perpendicularlyfrom its base, it is proposed to make a dome fastener that inclines toone side, as seen in Figure 8, and to so position the fasteners onopposing edges of the slit that they slant away from each other. By soeoing, it is ascertained that there is little or no tendency for thefasteneres to become inadvertently disengaged.

Whereas in illustrating this cap, a slit is shown'on one side thereof asconventional, in close proximity to the edge of the peak, it is, ofcourse, understood that any number of such slits may be employed at anydesired point; furthermore, while the mode of connection of the buttonis set forth as being accomplished by means of studs or snap fasteners,it is clearly evident that hooks and eyes, and other equivalent modes ofconnection could be similarly used for this purpose without in any waydeparting from the spirit and scope of the -invention; however themanner described in detail herein is preferrel by reason of the factthat it provides a more secure locking engagementw It will be observed,also, that whereas this mode of connecting edges of a slit as shown asapplied to a cap, may be used in other articles requiring similaradjustment.

lVhat I claim is A fastening device for caps or apparel for securingopposing edges of a slit one to the other, comprising a rigid plate, aplea rality of apertures therein, a snap fastener for selectiveengagement in any one of said apertures and for attachment to one edgeof aforesaid slit, the head of said snap fastener being inclined to oneside of its base so that it may be positioned to slant away from thedirection of pull onthe same, spring means carried by said plate forgripping the neck of said snap fastener, and means for connecting therigid plate to the other edge of the slit.

Signed at Toronto, Ontario, this 30th day of July, 1925.

SAMUEL KANER.

